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Blessing Health System hopes to expand garden areas
Blessing Health System contributed 264 poundsof produce to people in need during the 2018 growing season.
By STEVE EIGHINGER
Staff Writer | 217-221-3377
seighinger@whig.com | @StevieDirtWHIG
One treatment. Two tickets to paradise.
A young woman recently came to the Blessing Cancer Center for her treatment and left with two tickets to Hawaii – courtesy of Make-A-Wish Illinois.
Pittsfield couple recovers with the help of COVID-19 outpatient treatment
For Pittsfield residents Robert and Sue Evans, a positive result from a COVID-19 test was a reason to worry.
“We both have underlying health conditions and we’ve heard about how COVID can affect individuals who have the same conditions we have,” Sue Evans said.
Cancer survivors share stories and courage at annual Blessing Cancer Center celebration
Mother Nature delivered a sunny sky and mild temperature to the large crowd gathered at the Blessing Cancer Center on Friday, May 31, to mark National Cancer Survivor Day.
Blessing cardiologist retires
Eliot Nissenbaum, DO, FACC, FCCP, invasive cardiologist, Blessing Health, retires July 12, 2024, after 10 years of service to Tri-State patients.
Surgical nurse’s ability to connect with special needs patients earns DAISY Award
Illini Community Hospital registered nurse Lexy Ghrist says watching her best friend raise a child with Down Syndrome shaped her approach to nursing. It also led her to receive an international DAISY Award.
Getting outpatient lab testing done gets easier on March 4
People in the Illini Community Hospital area who need lab testing have a new option beginning March 4. Illini Express Clinic will provide pre-registered patients their outpatient lab testing in the Clinic’s drive through bay, instead of the person having to go the laboratory inside the hospital during the hours they are open.
Blessing to temporarily close 11th and Broadway parking lot
The Blessing Hospital parking lot on the northeast corner of 11th and Broadway will temporarily close to traffic beginning at 11 pm Friday, September 11 and remained closed for about two weeks.
Blessing Health System earns national marketing award
Blessing Health System has earned a national healthcare marketing award. Blessing earned a 2017 Silver Aster Award for its “Personal Blessing” magazine.
Blessing Hospital earns national four-star rating
The care and service provided by Blessing Hospital earned an annual overall rating of four out of five stars among the 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals in the country. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the rating through its “Hospital Compare” program.